Car-roof.



M. E. WARD.

GAR ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.19, 190a. 899,817, I Patented Sept. 29,1908.

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GAR-ROOF.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Application filed. February 19, 1908. Serial No. 416,656.

To all wlumi. it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS E. WARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Roofs, of which the following is a Specification, referenpe being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in carroofs, the primary object being to form .a complete car roof out'of corrugated metallic sheets or panels and an angular metal cornice at each side of the car combining a clamp or look for securing the panels and a facia for closing the joint between the outer edges of the corrugated panels and the sides of the car.

In car roofs having corrugated panels it has been impossible, as heretofore construeted, to completely and effectually close the ends of the channels. formed by the corrugations at the joints between the ends of ment thereof is illustratedin the-accompany the )anels and the sides of the car, and unders eathings of boards are necessary-t0 re-. vent water etc. from entering the carat t ese points. n

The primary purpose of my invention is to provide a roof which shall be complete by employing corrugated panels or sheets resting on a skeleton metallic or wooden frame of ridge-pole, carlines, and longitudinal pur- .lins, and a cornice for holding the sheets or panels securely in place While allowing the necessary yield or flexibility between the parts and forming a weather-tight closure at the joints l1 etween the panels and sides of the car, so that no undersheathing of boards or other auxiliary weather-excluding means" is required.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the disclosure of the construction employed to illustrate the preferred embodiparts as hereinafter described and pointedv out in the claims, andthe preferred embodiing drawings in which; 1

1* igure 1 1s a perspective View of a portion of a car roof illustrating the present inven- -tion, certain of the parts beingshown insec- I tion; Fig 2 isa viewin side elevation of a portion of the car roofshown in Fig. 1;, Fig:- 3; 1s a plan View of l*1g..;.2 parts being brok away; Fig-4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5

1s a transverse vertical sectional view taken at the eaves on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6

is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showlng a modified form of roof sheet or panel, and also showing an undersheathing which may be employed withlighter gages of panels; and

vided with interior side-plates 9 and erownmolds 10 at the caves. The carlines l1 er:- tcnd fromthe ridge-pole 12 to the eaves 1n and itis of course to be understood that longitudinal purlins 1.3 and run-boards 14 may be employed. It is also obvious that the.

the usual manner where they are flush with the crown-mold, as shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6,

skeleton frame may be constructed in any suitable manner and of any suitable material adapted to' support and carry the metallic panels or sheets hereinafter described.

The-reference numeral 15 indicates a number of roof sheets or panels of suitable cor- 'rugated metal, each of which is of suitable width and preferably of such length as to extend across the width of the car; although I it is of course to be understood that these ,panels may be in section extending from the gations with their sides lapped from six to nine inches.

The reference numeral 16 indicates a metal cornice preferably of pressed steel, which extends, in one or more sections as desired-,along the length of the car at the eaves. The metal cornice is angular in cross section,

its body'portion 17 being horizontal, and its curtain or skirt 18 being vertical and forming a facia depending from the body over the crown-mold 1'0. 1 The body of the cornice is corrugated, the crowns; of its corrugations overlying and registering with the crownsof the corrugations ofthe-roof-sheets or panels 15, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The channels 19 of tlief corrugations in the, body of the. corniceare "of slightly less depth than the channels between the crowns of the corrugations of the roof-sheets or panels, so as vto provide a passage or clearance as at 20 between the facia and panels as clearly shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6; the purpose of this construction is 'to provide an unobstructed way formed by the channels of the panels or sheets iso that water, cinders etc. may freely pass along these channels and be discharged at the eaves. It is obvious that if the channels of the cornice fitted the channels of the panels or sheets, the inner edge of the cornice would form a dam across the'channels oi the panels to prevent water or other matter from being freely discharged at the sideof the car,

and that by providing these passages or clearance between the channels and cornice this objection is obviated.

While the curtain or skirt 18 of the cornice 16 may be fastened to the car body in any suitable manner and by any'suitable means,

I prefer to secure the cornice at an interval from the crown-mold.' For this purpose headed screw bolts 21 are passed at intervals through the curtains, crown molds, siding, and side plates, a nut 22 being threaded upon the end of each screw" bolt in order to hold the parts. in osition, and a washer 23 is strung oneaci screw bolt between the curtain and crown-mold in order to space these elemen s a suitable distance apart to pro vide a continuation-of the discharge passages or openings 20.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the ends of the corrugations of the rooisheets or panels are flattened, this'being accom plished by a suitable die which turns down the metal of the corrugations as at 24 into the plane of the channels so that the ends of the sheets or panels are in a horizontal plane, as at 25H When this form of roof sheet or panel is' employed it is assembled with the cornice in the same manner as when the panels are corrugated out to their edges, the construction and arrangement of the parts being otherwise thesame in each instance. It is obvious that by thus bending or turning down the metal of the corrugations of the panels into the plane of the channels or lower portions thereof the upper portions or crowns of the corrugations are closed at their ends, thus affording an additional security against the entrance of water etc. while the cornice cooperates with the panels to lock or anchor them in position and to close the joints between the ends of the panels and the sides of the car.

The metal cornice serves to clamp the roof sheets or panels in place and its skirt or curtain constitutes a facia or molding overlying the ends of the panels to prevent water, cinders, etc. from passing, under their ends or entering the corrugations This combined lock and facia makes the roof permanent and Weather tight, while at the same time the joint between the panels and the cornice is.

in the nature of a slipjoint so as to allow relative movements between these parts due to any strain or expansion and contraction of the metal and thereby providing for the necessary flexibility of the structure. Thecornice is secured. in place on each side of the car after the roof panels have been laid in place, and by this organization I am able to provide a car'roof complete with the panels and cornices. In such cases the panels are preferably heavy enough to constitute the roof; however, if desired a lighter gage of panels may be employed and provided with an.undersheathing oi boards 26 as shown in- Fig. 6 to form a backing, the boards being preferably laid longitudinally to stii'lcnthel t is obvious that the cornice may be einployed on any formof roof-whether the -rooi"- be composed of metaldpanels or wooden strips,.and that it may be associated with either plain or corrugated roots; in any case it loc {S or holds the ends of the roof-sections or material securely in place while allowing ample flexibility and closes the jointv between the rool and the body of the car. Its locking feature is also of advantage in that it obviates the necessity of passing nails or bolts through the panels or sections, which is especiallyobjectionable in metal roofs; the

roof sheets or panels require no fastening other than the cornice.

Having described my invention I claim: 1. A cornice for corrugated CiLl'Tl'OOfS com prising a horizontal body having corrugations providing a clearance between the body and roof, and a vertical skirtor curtain forming'a facia.

2. In a car-roof, a series oi? corrugated roof-sectionsand a cornice comprising a depending skirt or curtain and a horizontal body overlying the ends of the root} sections and having corrugations corresponding with and unobstructing the channels of the corrugations of the sections.

3. In a carroof, a serics'oi' corrugated roof-plates or panels, and a cornice providing a combined facia and lock 'thereiorand co1nprising a horizontal corrugated body and a vertical skirt, the corrugations of the body through the wings and car-body, and washbeing of less depth than those of the panels.

" 5 whose en ers o the bolts intermediate wings and 'seeurethe'skirts' to the crown-molds so as to 10 cardy'. Y provide-a spacebetween' the latter and the 6. Acar-body havingcrown-moldsm roof skirts. v b I comprising ;.a series of corru -ated panels .In testimony whereofl affixmy slgnature s aresubstantially ush with the in presence of two witnesses. crown -'molds,' angular eorn'iees extending -MORRIS E. WARD. along the car at the eaves and com rigiggha Witnesses: l Corrugated body overlying the en 5 0 "t e LeD, GAFFERTY, plates and adepending sklrt, and means to M. SPRING. 

